Senior Lecturer in Pre Qualifying Health Care

About

Senior Lecturer in pre qualifying health care

Teaching responsibilities

I teach across a range of interprofessional subject areas specialising in research and evidence-based practice. Within these subject areas I deliver a full range of topics from qualitative methods and methodologies to quantitative approaches and statistical analysis. Other teaching areas include head injuries, long-term neurological conditions, alcohol related health issues, problem-based learning and a range of clinical skills.

Currently I am module leader for:

7NU555 Research Skills for Evidence Based Practice

7NU508 Research Methodologies - Application to Advanced Practice

7NU575 Critical Appraisal and Reserach Skills for Health

7NU997 Independant Scholarship

Professional interests

My principal research interests lie in how families are affected by head injury. I pursued this interest through doctoral study with the University of Southampton and hold a PhD entitled “A study of family transition in the first year post-head injury: perspectives of the non-injured members”. Additional research expertise include the use of narrative inquiry methodologies and the value of pre-nursing care experience in nurse education.

Research interests

Current research interests include:

The impact of head injury on the family

Use of narrative inquiry to inform and support healthcare practice

Pre-nursing care experience

Membership of professional bodies

Nursing & Midwifery Council

Royal College of Nursing

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy

Graduate Entry Nursing International Network: Lead for policy & practice

Qualifications

PhD

PGCert Interprofessional Healthcare

BA (Hons) Adult Nursing - First Class

Recent conferences

July 2018: Oral presentation: "An exploration of biographical narratives and identity change following Traumatic Brain Injury“ Research Showcase University of Derby Presentation Available

September 2016: Oral presentation: An evaluation of a pre-nursing experience project in the East Midlands: A collaborative project – phase 1, Nurse Education Today, Cambridge.

May 2016: Oral presentation: The evolution of self in the presence of illness and injury: using narrative inquiry to facilitate our understanding, Qualitative Methods Conference Glasgow Presentation Available

January 2012: Poster presentation: A narrative case study of family transition up to one year following head injury [WIP], Society for Research in Rehabilitation, Ely, Cambridgeshire Poster Available

Whiffin, C. (2012) A study of family transition in the first year post-head injury: perspectives of the non-injured members. University of Southampton, Faculty of Health Sciences, Doctoral Thesis, Full Text Link